The Jewish Holocaust Centre (JHC) (formerly known as the Jewish Holocaust Museum and Research Centre) was founded in Elsternwick, Melbourne, Australia, in 1984 by Holocaust survivors. Its mission is to commemorate the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis between 1933 and 1945. The centre was founded without significant public or private funds and thus has always had to rely on support from Holocaust survivors, their relatives, volunteers and philanthropists. It is thanks to the unique contribution of Melbourne's Holocaust survivors that the JHC has become a vibrant institution. The Centre contains a specialist Holocaust library, a collection of over 1300 survivor video testimonials as well as thousands of original documents, photos, artworks and objects from the Holocaust period. Jewish Holocaust Centre The purpose of the JHC is to fight racism and to encourage harmony within the community. It attempts to reach these goals by providing information about the Holocaust through its permanent exhibition and periodic temporary exhibitions. The main focus lies on the younger generation, and over 21,000 students visit the museum every year and participate in a powerful education program. In 2011 the museum was the recipient of the MAGNA Best Small Museum award by Museums Australia, following a redesign of the permanent exhibition. Apart from guided tours through the museum, which are often led by Holocaust survivors, the JHC offers adult education programs, teacher training and also hosts lectures which are open to the public. Furthermore, the JHC provides assistance for Holocaust Survivors in cooperation with JewishCare, a Jewish welfare organization.

Incredible and poignant displays. Our group spent a few hours here listening to a Holocaust survivor and exploring the artifacts. Amazing experience.

I visited the Centre on my own! Wow! What an incredible eye-opener! A MUST place to visit, very educational but incredibly heartbreaking! This tour will definitely move you to tears! It's free entry, but definitely worth donating towards the Centre. Incredible books worth buying, from the foyer! Highly, highly recommend this place!

A worthwhile, thought-provoking educational experience, which should be visited by everyone at least once. We took a Year 9 school group to visit the Holocaust Centre. The students were very definitely impacted in a way that changed their perspectives in terms of how they view themselves, others and the world. The insights they expressed afterwards were impressive. We will definitely return with other student groups

Absolutely a moving experience. Surprisingly well crafted and rooted in local survivors experiences.

This place was so good. So informative about the holocaust and the best part was when we got a talk from 95 year old Abram Goldberg who survived the holocaust

Great place to learn about mistake of the past

Everyone should visit the Holocaust museum. Especially while there are a few surviving members of that community, that can give a first-hand account of what they witnessed. We can see the world heading to a catastrophe we must not let any race of human beings go through that, or anything resembling that EVER AGAIN.

So informative, a tragic period of time that buggers belief. The building and spaces are beautifully presented, given the topic an absolute miracle. The staff were fantastic.

An absolutely sombre experience. This place is excellently laid out and very respective operated. I wish I had more time to spend learning.

It was thoroughly enjoyable. With me having a grandfather who survived the holocaust, it really stuck with me. And it was inspiring seeing a survivor, Abe, tell his story when I went with my school

Amazing display and well presented Holocaust Museum. The best part is meeting a survivor. Must visit for all!

Amazing! I've been to holocaust museums all over Europe so I had high expectations. Although I was pleasantly surprised of how much detail there was. They don't require you to pay an entry fee, and they even offer you a tour guide. Of course a donation is recommended which is tax deductible. Be careful of parking and avoid parking in the 10 minute zone

Informative, good displays. Toilets available inside. Free entry. Let us not forget such a terrible time in human history and learn from it and never let it happen again.

An eye opener and just shows those people who crucified Jesus had no idea what they were saying and what it was going to mean when they said "His blood be on us, and on our children".

I went to the museum with my school last year. it was an unbelievable experience, and i was very grateful to be able to hear a great story from one of the survivors. A great man by the name of Joe has touched my heart with his brilliant story.

Very heavy place. I did not have a good time, but there is a lot of important information here about the holocaust. This is made even more important due to the trend of far-right movements and holocaust denial resurfacing lately. Most likely won't come here again because of how difficult it was last time.

I love the place but had a really rude tour guide

It was amazing. What a journey people had at that time.

Amazing architectural design and presentations(including real photos that you won't be able to see somewhere else), strongly recommended if you have an interest for history!

The Everybody Had a Name exhibition is definitely worth spending some hours visiting; so much to learn about. It’s a privilege to have the opportunity to gain some small understanding of the horror endured and experienced by our Jewish friends in WWII. We must never forget! This museum can hold its own among other similar museums in Europe.

Respectful. Well curated and it's only going to get rarer to meet survivors and hear first hand accounts of the horrors of The Holocaust.

Always informative and educational

Lots to learn

Good historical knowledge

Highly recommended

This place displays the history of the Holocaust. The exhibitions are great, descriptive, powerful and harrowing. It does get busy with many schools visiting during the week. There are also survivors of the Holocaust who are often there, if you get to have a chat with them, they often tell personal accounts of how it was like at the time. It's worth a visit if you can go.

Amazing place with lots of history and resources to learn about this horrific time in our history. There is lots of things to look and learn about and would definitely recommend

So interesting & a must to see. Staff where very helpful & friendly

Very moving experience, hearing a tale from Holocaust survivor Ivan was saddening, moving, interesting and very in depth. While artifacts in the museum deepend my knowledge and understanding of this terrible time in history. I will remember this experience forever, something you can't erase. I give my respects to the victims and survivors of the holocaust, and the family and friends who carry on their legacy, and who's story's will continue to inspire and educate generations to come. The Jewish Holocaust centre is a must visit, highly recommended.

A great place to remind a black part of history. Worth 2 hours here. The tour guide is also a daughter of Jewish survivors from the camp.

Nice to learn the history of the Jewish. It was a nice experience and I learnt alot of things ?

A very good museum to know about the holocaust tragedy

A confronting educational experience about some of the incredibly sad things that happened to the Jewish people during the war. They also have guest speakers (eg child survivors) and volunteers who do their utmost to be welcoming and informative.

Spent 4hrs walking through the Centre reading and looking at the displays. We were very fortunate to have had the opportunity to meet Joe a 97 year old holocaust survivor and Peter who's mum was also a holocaust survivor. Listening to the stories of life experiences from these to gentlemen was really a highlight to the visit. The Centre is well worth a visit to see and learn what took place. Having been to Mauthausen Concentration Camp in Austria this was a stark reminder of the atrocities that took place. Living history, well worth a visit. Lest we forget.

It links all the little stories we have heard into a larger comprehensive picture.

So insightful ! Especially listening to the survivors stories.

Harrowing tales of both death and survival, and the changes/impact this has brought about. Lots of school children on excursion here for educational purposes from different faith backgrounds and parts of Melbourne. A very sad part of Jewish history, well-maintained by its community.

I spent 2.5 hrs here as I took the time to read everything. Try and avoid going on a weekday, unless you don't mind the noise from school children visiting. I enjoyed the museum, however I felt disappointed as the volunteers were only interested in talking to the school children. I felt invisible and like a second class citizen, was not even greeted by them- once the kids left, no one was around for me to ask questions. Museum is 2 min walk away from train station. Visited late Oct 2018.

The staff are wonderful.

Well detailed museum of the Jewish holocaust.

Fantastic and interesting experience. This should silence Holocaust deniers. Thank you for the education.

Awesome History. Big place to share stories

Very touching. Necessary to see.

The centre contains lots of important and interesting information and the free guided tour gave us the opportunity to discuss the exhibits which gave us a deeper understanding of the centre. If you haven't been I really recommend visiting.

I love this place!! I learnt so much. Came out feeli ng much more grateful and thankful for the life I have ? thank you so much , will remember this experience for many years to come ✨

So powerful meeting 2 survivors. Went with a school group and the students got so much from the experience

Allways welcome and great to meet the child survivors respecting of William Cooper aboriginal activist

(Translated by Google) Beautiful experience! Try to organize to listen to some of the stories of holocaust survivors. (Original) Hermosa experiencia! Intenten organizarse para escuchar alguna de las historias de los sobrevivientes del holocaustos.

Confronting, informative, a must see

Life changing is the only way to describe it. Amazing staff and speakers.

Tremendous displays of camp pictures, artifacts and dictoramas

Authentic and great committed staff that enhanced our visit

There was jews

It was absolutely wonderful and very harrowing. We met one of the survivors and she was absolutely sweet and beautiful. I will forever treasure the time we spent together. ? If you're in Melbourne this is a MUST to visit and their testimonies must never be forgotten which is why it's so important to keep the Jewish Holocaust Centre alive and beating! If you're also looking for or have an interest in your own family tree or believe any of your family members went through this horrific experience the staff is warm, welcoming and very much happy to help you out as much as they can as they did for me. ? It was a visit I wanted to make for my 40th birthday and I'm so happy I did and that my sweet husband helped set up for me. A gift I will forever treasure I'm my heart. ?

Powerful and unforgettable. Just as it should be. Amazing volunteers share their personal stories. A must visit.

Rude staff.